This professional knowledge transfer cultural debate, part of the ”Beyond creation” project produced by Formare Culturala platform, features subjects like the European Union’s AI Act and its implications for the cultural and creative sectors.
Rewatch the policy panel, “Let’s Talk Politics” from BEYOND 2025: Being Many in Torino, Italy.
Re-experience the welcome words by Natalie Giorgadze, Culture Action Europe General Director, for the opening moments of this year’s gathering, BEYOND 2025: Being Many, which took place in Turin, Italy, 4-7 June, 2025
In his interview with Creatives Unite, as part of the Culture Compass feature, Lars Ebert, Secretary General of Culture Action Europe, demonstrates the value of culture in fostering cohesion, resilience, and democracy across Europe and highlights the most significant challenges facing the cultural and creative sectors.
Lars Ebert explores how cultural democracy can provide a critical framework for reshaping Europe’s cultural landscape in the face of increasing polarisation, shifting participation patterns, and democratic fatigue.
This week, Culture Action Europe Secretary General Lars Ebert is in Seoul, South Korea, where he is contributing to the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, organised by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). Lars published a contribution to the summit’s discussion paper entitled “From Practice to Policy and Back: Advancing Cultural Democracy in Europe.” In it, he explores how cultural democracy can provide a critical framework for reshaping Europe’s cultural landscape in the face of increasing polarisation, shifting participation patterns, and democratic fatigue.
To ensure culture is recognised in the European Democracy Shield, we encourage cultural organisations to contribute to this call for evidence until 26 May.
On 13 May, EU culture ministers gathered in Brussels for the Culture Council to discuss, among other topics, the future of Creative Europe. Where do we stand?